A detailed and thorough dissertation/thesis compiling information in relation to the current critique (positive and negative) of IAS16 - Property, Plant and Equipment. An extensive research document aided by references, graphs, charts and tables.
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the National Diploma:
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
(SAQA ID: 20366)
14 April 2021
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I declare that this mini-dissertation submitted by me, is my own work, that I have referenced all
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,Acknowledgements
I would like to acknowledge the following people:
• ICB for being so efficient and supportive throughout all my studies and for being so
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encouraged me through it all.
• My mother who helped me financially and emotionally to keep pushing towards my
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• My father whose continuous praise has kept me feeling motivated and focused.
• My brother who has shown me that with hard work and dedication you can achieve
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• My partner Daniel, through the stress, late nights, and copious amount of time
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,Abstract
The Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) of a Company constitutes a large part of its assets
and must therefore be accounted for accurately in the annual financial statements. The PPE of
a company needs to initially be measured at its cost using either a cost or revaluation model,
then depreciated and accounted for on a yearly basis in the annual financial statements.
This aim of this dissertation is to summarize international critique, both negative and positive
with respect to the IAS 16: Property, Plant and Equipment and to provide international
recommendations on how the standard can be approved.
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, Contents
Acknowledgements i
Abstract ii
Contents iii
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Background and history 1
1.1.1 IFRS vs. U.S GAAP 3
1.2 IAS 16 – Brief overview 4
1.3 Research Problem 4
1.4 Aims and objectives of this study 4
1.5 Rationale 5
Chapter 2: Literature Review
2.1 Introduction 6
2.2 Property, Plant and Equipment 6
2.2.1 Overview – IAS 16 6
2.2.2 Definitions 7
2.3 Recognition 9
2.4 Derecognition of PPE – IAS 16 10
2.5 Cost determination 10
2.5.1 Attributable costs 11
2.6 Depreciation 12
2.6.1 Cost 13
2.6.2 Useful life 14
2.6.3 Residual value 14
2.7 Repairs and replacement 15
2.8 Disclosures 15
2.8.1 Types of financial disclosures 16
Chapter 3: Research Methodology
3.1 Introduction 17
3.2 Research design 17
3.2.1 Descriptive research design 17
3.2.2 Correlational research design 17
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